Archie Baker

beer loa is not bad but its an extortionate price now.  Drinking beer for f sake its only wheat/rice yeast and water and some energy.   ill still make my own and take pleasure in the fact they earn fa from me. 

Immigration clearance can be done enroute to simplify travel.  Security screening has been done  before take off. Simplify the system don't make it buearatic and complicated.  Use Elons "AI" if you wish but stop F2F screening it won't stop the criminals only slow down the honest holiday makers. 

I mean we are in the 19th century aren't we?

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Avoided the truck but the power pole won.

Avoid two wheels and an ego.  I know so many why have kicked it or have been mercy cases without insurance to cover the horrific injuries. Stop being a wishful dreamer and age cautiously. In the LOS (stupidity)

God rest his sole

À lot of farrangs I know drink beer in excess of the limit after playing golf or a night in town and drive home afterwards.   Why be the hangman when we are all not angels.  The Thai driver deserves punishment but so do many other crimes in thailand starting with Mountain B and the owners and the tessaban and local cops who all knew. Oh we have forgotten about that now since it's not news.  Owner will get off free and pay a few bungs and everyone is happy. 

Stop brining your "in my country" attitude here and learn the Thai way. 

4 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Effective and active policing would most likely have prevented this accident.

I have a friend in the UK who is a total pish-head, ex British military and can still put the ale away.

He drives HGV 1 vehicles for a living and despite his love for the ale, he will not drink alcohol for at least 24 hour before working.

He knows that if he fails a breathalizer he will not only lose his job but he will never be able to get another HGV job, his livelihood will be gone..

 

In Thailand, most of the traffic stops on the highways have less to do with the law than as police income support.

Granted, there will be the occasional clampdown but the 'Big Joke's' of this land will continue to announce the clampdowns in advance and then call the clampdown off as soon as the press have lost interest.

As long as this remains the status quo, we will continue to read about the death and destruction on Thailand's roads.

 

 

Assumptions.  Who cares if a good driver had an accident when dui if he serves a purpose in the future. You obviously have not lived in Thailand for long so get real. 

2 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Well this is a disaster just waiting to happen.
 

With all the low quality knock-offs and poor standards (of every kind) already being used, where on earth does she get the idea that letting individuals produce liquor for commercial purposes will "protect the health and safety of consumers" ??????

I keep think of the videos I've seen of people making the "juice" you see being sold in small plastic bottles at roadside vendors. You know, like the "orange juice" sold in unlabelled bottles.

That's made by people dumping loads of commercially made juice into a washtub and then adding water (to dilute it) and maybe some sugar to cover up the weaker taste, then filling the bottles by submerging them in the tub with the same bare hands they had probably just used to wipe their butts with (or picked their nose with) and then screwing on the lids.

Now imagine those same people making alcohol in the same way and then selling it commercially.

In the article it quotes the spokesperson:
 

(SMEs - Small/Medium Enterprises, not "Subject Matter Experts".)

Yeah, just like hotels/condo buildings/nightclubs are supposed to meet safety standards as well, which are also rigously enforced. 

And what will happen when a few hundred people die from alcohol poisoning ? And a few hundred more from lead poisoning ? And a few hundred more from ingesting alcohol laced with insecticides/anti-freeze ?

Oh right, a two day crackdown on (known) producers and then everything continues as per normal. Again. And again.

(Speaking of unsafe standards. I visited a friend at the apartment building he moved into. The steel "screen" doors at every Fire Escape are locked with padlocks. Good luck getting out if there's a fire.)



 

I don't give two flying hoots what the Thais do and what they buy on the side of the road. In the sticks they have made lao khao for decades. I tried it 25 years ago when I first moved to Thailand, whacky stuff. 

They have been making cut ethanol with botanicals and colouring for years, bottling in branded bottles & selling it in many pubs and night clubs. Mix Thai whiskey with coke and hey man it's ok.  Look around and see the extensive market for second hand alcohol bottles, huh!

On the other side of the spectrum, you underestimate the potential for micro pubs and Thai entrepreneurs.  Look at the gin market globally and you don't think the savvy Thais with a few bob will not capitalise? And what's more I can legally have my own still and make my own quality gin without fear at a tenth if the cost, just need a measly 300B licence courtesy of my wife of course and allowed to legally keep 200 litres, not much I know but enough. 

4 hours ago, JonnyF said:

He's absolutely right.

 

I'm pretty sure he will be ignored though. I hope I'm wrong.

The big three will entertain and gift those that matter.  He better watch out what he says in public and learn the rules. 

14 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Will he , or is he just trying for a lesser sentence , hopefully not prison ,

personally I would make an example of him ,he needs to do time in

jail , not 6 months or a year , minimum 5 years , until the authorities

start taking DUI more seriously , more people are going to die needlessly .

 

regards Worgeordie 

Exactly and he would loose his career and certainly stop drinking. 

10 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

50 years for small lunch?

 

5 to 10 years for murder

 

Crazy

5-10 or 500k-1m depends who you murder. 

39 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Yeah, but prison on the other hand may well be oddly attractive to them

But in prison their chuckle muscle will get worn out and splutter all the time. 

7 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Inappropriate and dangerous!!!!

Pot calling the kettle black!

These people need to learn what safe, considerate road use is before reacting in droves.

Not legal in his own country yet alone Bangkok.  Put him in the padwally amongst all the other nutters. 

What about all those people behind a pair of handle bars.  Does the law apply to them?  

Sticks and stones won't break my bones but a big sharp knife and a hand gun will end children's life and your own if your crazy.  

5 hours ago, CANSIAM said:

Parkas /sweaters soon, plunging to 20c............

Time to get the "toon army jarzie" on if its that hot. 

28 minutes ago, johnhender said:

what kind of idiot wears a gold necklace in Pattaya , A Russian one - Aren't Russian male supposed to be fighting for the Motherland not with LadyBoys They can't even beat them !

Better chance of winning against ladyboys 555

9 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Prostitutes robbing tourists in Pattaya?

Is this a new thing because I was under the impression that we were told by the police that there is no prostitution in family friendly Pattaya.

Sick bird, it's ill-eagle. 

2 hours ago, Fairynuff said:

Thailand, this isn’t a great look for you, but I doubt anyone is surprised.

Or cares

Is the dog for sale? Good breeding stock. 

What about the others who have had their flight cancelled.  What has this bloke got others haven't?

5 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

What about the Chinese, Philippine, Cambodian, Vietnamese & South Korean criminals??? .............LOL

Oh and the Aussies and Kiwis

1 hour ago, austhai said:

The title of this post is wrong " Will the Thai authorities ever tighten up on entertainment licenses?". The authorities are already tight on legal businesses, I currently run 3 that have entertainment licenses & we submit engineer approved plans yearly, City Hall engineer inspection are done on fire safety & evacuation standards, also show we have public liability insurance & fire. The problem is the ones that open illegally & no checks are done.

Not that tight since Mountain B happened.  How many more are under the carpet.